Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva
Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (26 January 1930 - 16 February 2018), better known as Nap Abueva, is a famous Filipino sculptor. He is considered the father of Philippine Modern sculpture. He was born in Tagbilaran Bohol, died at the age of 88.
When Abueva was still young, he was taught by fidel Araneto, a Cebuano sculptor. He received a scholarship from Pura Villanueva Kalaw, He also studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines where Guillermo Tolentino was his teacher. After his training he took a master's degree in cranbook art academics in Michigan. his additional training was sculpture and ceramics, and took a summer course at Harvard in 1956. He married Sergia Valles and had three children.
Transfiguration
In 1976, The" Transfiguration" One of Napoleon Abueva's Prominent works, place in Philippine Art History.
This Picture reflects to me that he is the one who proves that God is always there for you. Even though not everyone believes in the Lord because of the different religions, my love for God is still more dominant, he is the one who proves that no matter the test we face and will face it, he will never disappear so that we can be with each other at all times we see what is important we feel that there is a master who guides us every day. I experienced crying to the Lord because of the heavy weight I felt and the condition of my family at that time but I did not give up praying to him because I believe he will not abandon us, even if our prayers are not immediately fulfilled because I know that God will do it a way for you to achieve all this.
This sculpture is nice to look at. I don't even like sculpture, but I want to know how the process of making it is. Famous sculptors are very inspiring because they work so hard on them, these beautiful people are so talented. If I was given such a talent I would never waste the opportunity, and share the flesh of the processing in the making.
We can learn to be careful in everything because it shouldn't be rushed, if it's for you it's for you. It is important that we are always grateful to the whole with thickness because he is the one who can help us in everything. Everything is learned so let's also learn to share our knowledge because not everything you know is known by others. when we want something, let's learn to work hard, don't do wrong just to get what you want because it all comes with a price.
Everyone comes to a point where they want to give up, but always remember that God gave you this struggle because he knows you can do it and he won't give it to you if you can't handle it. Just pray to the lord I know he always listens. "when you know you can't do it, just pray to the Lord".
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